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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

The components of inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

December 31,		2017				2016
New vehicles		$	1,553,751			$	1,338,110
Used vehicles		500,011				368,067
Parts and accessories		78,982				66,410
Total inventories		$	2,132,744			$	1,772,587

The new vehicle inventory cost is generally reduced by manufacturer holdbacks and incentives, while the related floor plan notes payable are reflective of the gross cost of the vehicle. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the carrying value of inventory had been reduced by $19.8 million and $18.1 million, respectively, for assistance received from manufacturers as discussed in Note 1.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998

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